Specialist, personalised care for your child, giving you confidence in their recovery and helping them get back to the activities and sports they love.

With specialist knowledge and experience in the injuries and conditions that affect young people and younger athletes, we provide comprehensive assessments, diagnosis and tailored rehabilitation. From growth-related pains to sports injuries, we help young athletes recover, build resilience and return to the activities they love with confidence.

We understand how worrying it can be when your child is in pain, struggling with movement or not performing at their best on the sports field. Every consultation focuses not just diagnosis and treatment, but also on confidence, understanding and long-term wellbeing.

Why Families Choose Run Serve Health Physiotherapy

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How We Support Families

Our approach to treating children and young people is calm, compassionate and thorough. We take the time to help your child feel comfortable, understand their concerns and feel involved in their recovery, while ensuring you feel informed and supported every step of the way.

Your child has time to feel at ease, be asked and ask questions.

Child-friendly, unhurried appointments 

Both you and your child understand what’s causing the problem and how we can help. You will receive practical advice and rehabilitation exercises to support recovery.

Clear explanations and treatment plans 

Tailored to their age of growth and development.

Gentle, age-appropriate assessments 

Guidance on sport and activity and joined up care

Help your child stay active where possible and return to sport safely. We work with parents, schools, coaches and other healthcare professionals when needed.

Rich Saxton

Children’s & Youth Athlete Physiotherapist

Rich is an experienced Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapist and co-founder of Run Serve Health Physiotherapy, with a particular interest in treating children and young athletes.

Having qualified as a physiotherapist in 2010, Rich has developed extensive clinical experience across NHS and private practice. He completed his Master's degree in Sports Physiotherapy at the University of Bath in 2019 and has a particular interest in paediatric and adolescent injuries, growth-related conditions and the physical demands of developing athletes.

Rich enjoys working with young people experiencing sporting injuries, persistent aches and pains and growth-related conditions that affect their ability to participate in sport and everyday activities. He understands that treating growing bodies requires a different approach to adults, considering physical development, training demands and the individual needs of each young athlete.

His approach combines thorough clinical assessment, evidence-informed rehabilitation and clear communication. He takes the time to involve both young athletes and their parents, explaining findings, providing practical advice and creating tailored plans to support recovery and a confident return to sport.

As a keen runner and regular hockey and tennis player himself, Rich understands the enjoyment, commitment and physical demands of sport. He is passionate about helping the next generation stay active, develop physically and build the confidence to enjoy the sports and activities they love.

Our goal is simple: to help every child feel listened to, supported and confident in their recovery, while giving parents the clarity and reassurance to know they’re in safe hands.

  • We assess and treat a wide range of conditions affecting children and young people, from growth-related problems such as Osgood-Schlatter and Sever's disease to sporting injuries, muscle strains, ligament sprains, running-related injuries and persistent aches and pains. We also help with back and neck pain, movement difficulties and strength deficits, providing expert assessment and tailored rehabilitation to help young people recover, develop and stay active in the sports and activities they love.

  • We currently do not assess or treat developmental or neurological conditions.

  • We assess and treat children from 10 years old.

  • Yes, for all initial physiotherapy appointments a parent or guardian needs to attend. Depending on the child, age and condition, on occasion an adult or guardian does not always need to attend a follow-up appointment.

  • Yes, the external company we use for our imaging accept children 12 years and older. If agreed, we would also liaise with your GP.